International Centre for Theoretical Physics

Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
TypeResearch institute
Established1964 (1964)
FounderAbdus Salam
DirectorAtish Dabholkar
Location,
Websiteictp.it
ICTP in 2006

The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) is a research center for physical and mathematical sciences, located in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.

The center operates under a tripartite agreement between the Italian Government, UNESCO, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. It is located near the Miramare Park, about 10 kilometres from the dowtown of Trieste city, Italy. The centre was founded in 1964 by Pakistani Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam.

ICTP is part of the Trieste System, a network of national and international scientific institutes in Trieste, promoted by the Italian physicist Paolo Budinich.[1]

  1. ^ "Trieste System" (in Italian). Triestesystem.it. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-11-01.

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